When and how do I offer help, a suggestion, an invitation?
When and how do I inquire, speak up, step forward, step back, “mind my own business”?
What behaviors tell me “I belong” – or that I am stretching or testing the limits of belonging?
How do I treat property boundaries?
Are there activities or toys or amenities – tomato and squash vines, for example that I believe “belong” in back yards not in front yards?
How about the aesthetics of holiday decorations? displays of the American flag, which has been so effectively appropriated by a certain brand of patriot? the Rainbow flag? the Earth flag? – unquestionably “my” people. And signs. Campaign signs, Graduating- Class-from-Home 2020 class signs, #Blacklivesmatter signs?
And the real clincher: what do I do when I see someone who is “a stranger” to me? When can I trust that calling the police is 1) warranted and 2) won’t lead to a terrible outcome?
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